As we continue to navigate this new pandemic world, we would like to provide you another offering that will keep your eyes awake, ears to the ground and heart open.
We hope this package can provide you tools necessary to stay aware, regulated and mentally-emotionally-spiritually afloat during this tumultuous time and perhaps we are able to find the balance to sit within this limbo of possibility.
We are up and running again, providing the community with our deeply missed acupuncture services, so we encourage you to book online if you are in need of support. And if you cannot make it out to us, you are always welcome to contact us if there are other ways the acupunks or other practitioners can support you.
Be safe, be well, have courage.
- Considering the current state of global social unrest,
it is timely and necessary to share Metta, a meditation of Loving Kindness, directed towards yourselves and those out in the world. - And some more dreamy tunes to send you off to nap-land :)
“All Animals” live in “Philharmonie de Paris”, by Alex & Jonsi
“New Ancient Strings”, by Toumani Diabate & Ballake Sissiko
“The Artificial Pine Arch Song”, by Stars of the Lid
Cover of “Black Hole Sun”, by Norah Jones - A timely episode from the On Being podcast: an interview with Resmaa Menakem,
‘Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence’
The best laws and diversity training have not gotten us anywhere near where we want to go. Therapist and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem is working with old wisdom and very new science about our bodies and nervous systems, and all we condense into the word “race.” - A “Whole Body Settling Exercise” guided by Aviva Ciplinski, CST
This 53 minute track is intended to call in awareness and presence, which often results in a more spacious and gentle sense of ourselves. - Some lovely mindfulness techniques courtesy of Sesame Street <3
Through videos with some our favorite Sesame Street characters, the Muppets are here to offer some pretty fabulous kid-appropriate calming techniques. - A little surprise that both children AND grown-ups :)
- Stream award winning documentaries from CBC Gem for free!
Some picks we recommend include, “The Skin We’re In“, “Cielo“, “Rebels on Pointe“ and “Maker of Monsters: the Extraordinary Life of Beau Dick“ - Good and Cheap is a gorgeous cookbook full of tasty and nutritious recipes for people with limited income. Download it for FREE!
- Community meals from the Red Cedar Cafe
The Red Cedar Café is a not-for-profit food delivery and take-out service, run on a 100% volunteer basis to provide healthy meals free of charge to seniors, people in self-isolation and other people in need in Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territory (Victoria, BC).
If you are in need of nutritious meals OR you would like to make a financial contribution, please contact:
250-727-9163 | red.cedar.cafe.yyj@gmail.com - Virtual Mental Health Supports during COVID-19
B.C. seniors, adults, youth and frontline health care workers experiencing anxiety, depression or other mental health challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic can get help through virtual services.
